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Phone Filters

We were advised that because our DSL is coming thru a separate data line, there would be no need to install phone filte...
7 comments posted 17yrs
posted by nospam
7 comments posted 17yrs posted by nospam

Fix The Phone; Kill The Modem

Phone service is via Verizon. Stand alone DSL using a dedicated data line is provided by a local co. One of the phone w...
10 comments posted 17yrs
posted by nospam
10 comments posted 17yrs posted by nospam

B&S Motor with bent shaft

A friend ran his (maybe 3.5 hp) Briggs/Stratton push mower over an unmovable (sawed off) metal standard. CLUNK! Didn&#3...
11 comments posted 17yrs
posted by peetie.wheatstraw
11 comments posted 17yrs posted by peetie.wheatstraw

Disable venting for 'over the range' microwave

I would like to install an 'over the range' microwave under the cabinet, in an area that is not over the range....
6 comments posted 17yrs
posted by vispcenter
6 comments posted 17yrs posted by vispcenter

Ways to remove Ants

I have found an ant nest next to the house foundation. Will ant traps or chemicals work better, or do I have to dig dee...
22 comments posted 17yrs
posted by taijime
22 comments posted 17yrs posted by taijime

Using water drianed from softener in garden

We have a problem with our water softener not drawing brine during the regeneration cycle because the drain it is conne...
5 comments posted 17yrs
posted by neutrino1
5 comments posted 17yrs posted by neutrino1

Testing 3-way dimmer with a digital voltmeter

Hi, We are suspecting that our 3-way dimmer by Leviton is defective. We are trying to run connectivity tests with a dig...
12 comments posted 17yrs
posted by jimobrienconstruction
12 comments posted 17yrs posted by jimobrienconstruction

extension cord 12 gauge 75 ft vs 100 ft for lawn mower

I have just bought a 19 in electric lawn mower. Nameplate ampere rating on it is 12 Amps and I am trying to decide on t...
14 comments posted 17yrs
posted by RSJunk123_at_gmail_dot_com
14 comments posted 17yrs posted by RSJunk123_at_gmail_dot_com

Dehumidifier compressor thermal cut-out?

Some advice please. Smallish floor mounted dehumidifier on casters, about size of a small filing cabinet. The colour an...
8 comments posted 17yrs
posted by tsanford
8 comments posted 17yrs posted by tsanford

Dissolving shower necks

Had a leaky shower, found it was the shower neck leaking right where it went into the elbow. As I unscrewed it, it snap...
6 comments posted 17yrs
posted by kellyjones1
6 comments posted 17yrs posted by kellyjones1

The Amish are back.......

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15 comments posted 17yrs
posted by gilb
15 comments posted 17yrs posted by gilb

painting grooves in T-111

I'm starting to stain my house. It has T-111-like siding (mine is 4" OC grooves). Before I got outside I'm stai...
7 comments posted 17yrs
posted by benjunk
7 comments posted 17yrs posted by benjunk

Why do some Honda engines oscillate at idle?

I thought it was just my HRX217 lawnmower that oscillates wildly during idle. But then I rented a Wacker trash pump wit...
13 comments posted 17yrs
posted by iwdplz
13 comments posted 17yrs posted by iwdplz

Volts and AC's and DC's and Gar. Door Opener

Exhibit A: Ancient Stanley garage door opener from the 1980's, runs -only- on 120v AC. Exhibit B: Skylink universal...
14 comments posted 17yrs
posted by barrel.full
14 comments posted 17yrs posted by barrel.full